Fresh entrant, new hope
UP Politics
By Insaf
Uttar Pradesh politics has a new star on the horizon. The entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as Congress General Secretary in-charge of...
Conference sans results
Speakers' Speak
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
As the winter session of Parliament is fast approaching, a dominant thinking in our mind is...
Toh? Ki pharak painda hai!
Flooded & Submerged
By Poonam I Kaushish
Ok, fellow countrymen let lose the volley of expletives, curse all you want. Deadly Covid 19 is growing...
The 2+2 dialogue
India-Australia Ties
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for
Democratic Socialism)
India and Australia are rivals in cricket as two top teams in the world. They have...
Will mo-ra make ‘her’ story?
Rahul's Jaddu Ke Jhappi!
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a jaddu ke jhappi which stumped Prime Minister Modi. In one bear hug Congress President Rahul...
Scrap jazzy projects, psu sale
Economy Corrections
By Shivaji Sarkar
Various packages announced cannot cope up with the losses and slowdown as a result of lockdown. The economic situation as repeatedly...
Modiji, heal India
Seven Year Itch
By Poonam I Kaushish
Call it the seven year itch but the cruel Covid summer 2021 has brought Prime Minister Modi to the...
Lacking emphasis, funds
India's R&D
By Oishee Mukherjee
Notwithstanding the launch of Chandrayan-22 to make a soft landing on Moon putting India in the 4-nation Club, and getting global...
National hall of fame or shame
74 'Independent' Years
By Poonam I Kaushish
“The naïve notion that we can preserve freedom by exuding goodwill is not only silly, but dangerous,” wrote former...
Warned yet unprepared
Monsoon Mahyem
By Poonam I Kaushish
When it rains, it pours. And how! As annual rains shower a catastrophic effect across many States, they resemble disaster...
Will it ensure better performance?
Lateral Entry In Bureaucracy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The bureaucracy rules supreme in Government and legacy has been inherited since British days. The oft-stated 'bureaucratic attitude' is...
Follow the rule of law
Dear Editor,
Apex Tani Foundation (APTAFO) NGO is really concern about the recent torching of homes at Mabira Village in Namsai.
Torching down of village is...
More vulgar the better!
Slander Is Now Virtue
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this theekha-masaledar Lok Sabha electioneering season our netagan are reveling in neech under-the-belt vitriolic language, putrid entertainment...
End of sanctions’ era?
Trump-Putin Meet
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Helsinki meet between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised hopes for a better trade environment....
Whose concern?
Lakshadweep Row
By DrS.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Kerala Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution expressing solidarity with the people of Lakshadweep against the Union Territory...
Environmental Crises
India choking, reduce Co2
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
Over the last week India is choking. Thanks to the dangerously poisonous air we breathe as most cities...
The people’s right to information
By Inder Jit
(Released on 7 August 1984)
Ignorance continues to abound in regard to Parliament, its constitution, practices, procedures and privileges. Thirty-four years as a...
Are times changing?
Her "Modern" Story
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week India was agog over one of its favourite topics: Indian women. A subject which are netagan feel...
Neglected, lacks direction
Key Factors & Budget
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had a challenging task as the Budget was presented in a situation of faltering GDP...
Fast track caste politics
Pre-Election Mood
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
In recent days, one cannot help noticing that some of the long pending demands of caste groups are...